Renhold Chapel June 2018 Newsletter

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1 Renhold Chapel June 2018 Newsletter Afternoon Teas are back! Join us on 17th June at 4:30pm Speaker: Mr Craig Knight

2 Prayer Point Please pray for all our friends that are unwell at this time. Pray for the Lord s blessing upon them and that they will be restored to health quickly North Korea Once again tension is growing between North Korea and the USA. Please pray for dialogue between the two nations to be reestablished and a peaceful solution reached to the problem Giggle Family Please continue to pray for Chris & Sue Giggle who have recently lost their son Stephen after a long illness. Stephen was involved in a motorcycle accident several years ago as a result of which he was paralysed. The Giggles live next door to the Chapel & have helped us with many housekeeping jobs over the years. Find us on Facebook Items for inclusion in the newsletter. If you have any items you would like to share with the rest of our readers, please them to graham.smith1@btinternet.com or pass them to Graham at the chapel. Preferred formats are Microsoft word,.ocx or text files but we can handle most formats Items that are date sensitive need to be submitted by the 20th of the month for inclusion in the following month s newsletter.

3 Use words befitting a Christian The lips of the righteous know what is fitting. Proverbs 10:32 When George H. W. Bush was running for president of the United States in 1988, he admitted he d made an inappropriate remark about American journalist Dan Rather and White House correspondent Lesley Stahl after an on-air confrontation. Bush referred to Rather in an unprintable term, and also took God s name in vain in speaking about the Columbia Broadcasting System. When confronted, he said, If I d known the microphone was on I wouldn t have taken the Lord s name in vain, and I apologise for that. The fact is, he shouldn t have said it whether the tape was running or not. Remember, God s tape is always running! The Bible says, A man s ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths (Proverbs 5:21 NIV 1984 Edition). Centuries ago Jesus declared: There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs (Luke 12:2-3 NIV 2011 Edition). Take a moment and consider these two Scriptures: The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil (Proverbs 15:28 NIV 2011 Edition). The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse (Proverbs 10:32 NIV 1984 Edition). The first Scripture tells you that a wise person will think before he or she speaks, because they realise every word has a consequence. The second Scripture tells you that a righteous person automatically knows what s acceptable, and keeps in mind the fact that God hears every word. Extracted from The Word for Today published by; UCB, Westport Road, Stoke On Trent. ST6 4JF Free issues are available with the UK and Republic of Ireland

4 News from the Prayer, Praise and Bible Study Group. (April Notes) It is always good to have Paul Bridle with us to lead our Bible studies. Paul was with us for three weeks, and in the first week he hoped that we could look together at Psalm 62. First we read through the Psalm, reading several verses each. It was hoped that we would be able to discuss a verse that we could share with one another. After a brief time of prayer and contemplation we shared the things that we special to us. We seemed to centre on verses 5-, a time of discussion was spent on these verses, leaving no time to delve deeper into the chapter. Before we turned to prayer, Paul said that for the next two weeks we would be ;looking at Christ s prayer to His heavenly Father in John Chapter 17. So, on the second week we read the chapter together, and then had a brief prayer and a quiet time to collect our thoughts, we considered the prayer as a whole. Paul drew our attention to the fact that: We are listening in on an intimate conversation between God the Son and God the Father, A conversation intended to be heard by the hearers and later by us, the readers. A prayer of the deepest of relationships A prayer reviewing the Lord s : a) Past with the Father b) His present with the disciples c) His purpose for the future 5) A prayer of conclusion of His ministry a very different sort of mission accomplished! For the last week we had homework looking at the themes Paul had suggested on our worksheet. The themes were: Glory Giving Eternal life Sent The world Looking at the chapter we noticed how many times these words occur. Again we read the chapter, reading round between us, and then started

5 to consider Glory. The Glory of God, the Glories of heaven. After spending some time on this one theme, Paul asked a question:- When we meet the Lord, and stand to give an account of our sins before God. Will all be made public before others? There was much debate and discussion following. Yet we concluded that God said He would remember our sins no more. Micah 7 v19 K.J.V. After answering Paul s question, there was no more time before we turned to prayer, but it did remind us of a chorus we used to sing: Gone, gone, gone, gone, yes my sins are gone Buried in the deepest sea Yes that s good enough for me I shall live eternally Praise God my sins are gone. It was nice to have Paul back with us; we look forward to having him again. K.S.G.

6 Coffee Morning Tuesday 12 June 10:00-12:00 Ladies Meeting 7 & 21 June 2:30 pm Porch redecoration The members of Renhold Chapel will be replacing the inner front door with a glazed door opening inwards. This will improve access to the building & avoid the two sets of doors clashing with each other. At the same time we will be redecorating the porch area to make it more welcoming. It is estimated that the works will cost around 4000 including redecoration & changes to the electrics. If you are able to donate towards the cost of this work, please place your donation in an envelope marked Porch into the box at the back of the chapel. If you would like to Gift Aid your donation, the chapel can reclaim the tax you have payed on that income & will increase your donation by 20% at no additional cost to you. Gift Aid forms are also at the back at the chapel

7 Noticeboard Birthdays in June It s official, no-one is any older this month! Diary Dates 3 June Family Service 10:30am Renhold Chapel 7 June Ladies Meeting 2:30pm Renhold Chapel 12 June Coffee Morning 10:00am Renhold Chapel 17 June Afternoon Tea 4:30pm Renhold Chapel 19 June Men s meeting Railways with Richard Crane 7:30pm Renhold Chapel 21 June Ladies Meeting 2:30pm Renhold Chapel Prayer, Praise and Bible Study Prayer, Praise and Bible Study is on Wednesdays at 7:30pm. The venue will be announced in the Sunday notices, or ring for more details. Contact Points Secretary Albert Browning Treasurer Carolyn Smith Newsletter Graham Smith

8 Preachers for June rd 10:30 Mr C. Johnson Family Service 6:00 Mr A. Pibworth Evening Service The monthly collection will be taken during both services 10th 10:30 Mr P. Bridle Morning Service 6:00 Mr T. Ogden Evening Service 17th 10:30 Mr I. Markey Morning Service 4:30 Mr C. Knight Afternoon Tea A Missionary Collection will be taken during both services 24th 10:30 Mr D. Gay Morning Service 6:00 Mr P. Bridle Evening Service Produced and printed by Renhold Chapel E & OE CCL Licence No Registered Charity Number: